Here’s How Lebanese Environmentalists Helped Spark a Green Revolution
Rubbish bags piled up on the side of the road in the Jdeideh neighbourhood, north of Beirut, Lebanon.Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty This piece was originally published in Sierra Magazine. Five Gen-Zers crouched around a small pile of trash in the center of Martyr’s Square in downtown Beirut in the early November sun. Wearing white gloves, they sorted…
Amy McGrath Is Now Officially Challenging Mitch McConnell
Former Marine pilot Amy McGrath concedes in November 2018 in Richmond, Kentucky, after losing to Rep. Andy Barr. Charles Bertram/ZUMA Amy McGrath, a Democrat and former Marine fighter pilot, has officially filed to challenge Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky’s 2020 US Senate election. In the 2018 midterm elections, McGrath narrowly lost to Rep. Andy…
Federal Judge Allows Georgia to Remove 100,000 Voters
A line backs up into a parking garage outside an Atlanta polling site on Election Day in November 2018. David Goldman/AP A federal judge is allowing Georgia to remove nearly 100,000 inactive voters from its rolls, rebuffing a legal challenge arguing that the removals violate Georgians’ constitutional right to vote. On Friday, US District Court Judge…
Navy SEALs Call Edward Gallagher “Freaking Evil” and “Toxic” in Leaked Videos
Edward Gallagher walks out of military court in July in San Diego, California.Sandy Huffaker/Getty Navy SEALs told investigators that Edward Gallagher, the former SEAL accused of war crimes whom President Donald Trump called one of “our great fighters,” targeted women and children with violence and was “evil” and “toxic.” In videos leaked to the New…
Grumpy Cat Died This Year. The Internet Killed Her Long Ago.
Grumpy CatBruce Glikas/Getty This was the year the internet lost its cat. Grumpy Cat, whose real name was “Tardar Sauce,” died peacefully at home after contracting a urinary tract infection, her family announced on Instagram in May. The cat curmudgeon captivated millions of internet users with her iconic frown, which was likely due to feline dwarfism. Tardar…
Donald Trump Is a Keynesian
At the Washington Post, Jeff Stein summarizes something that’s been obvious for a while. President Trump’s economic policy is basically a lefty one: From trade to spending, from the Federal Reserve to paid parental leave, Trump has embraced policy changes that historically are more in line with the approach of Democrats — establishing a forceful…